Cygnus atratus

2 Black Swan at Belconnen, ACT

Cygnus atratus at Belconnen, ACT - 31 Aug 2020
Cygnus atratus at Belconnen, ACT - 31 Aug 2020
Cygnus atratus at Belconnen, ACT - 31 Aug 2020
Cygnus atratus at Belconnen, ACT - 31 Aug 2020
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Identification history

Cygnus atratus 31 Aug 2020 Illilanga
Cygnus atratus 31 Aug 2020 AlisonMilton

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Usually swans will defend their young but this pair kept coming towards me no doubt hoping to be fed (which I don't do and had to back off my camera lens to fit them in).

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  • 5 Abundance
  • 31 Aug 2020 11:08 AM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton Recorded by

Species information

  • Cygnus atratus Scientific name
  • Black Swan Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 989.6m Recorded at altitude
  • 696 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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